The program features executive mentorship and alumni networking opportunities that will give students real-world experience. Students will learn that the purpose of business and profit is to generate “genuine value” for others, Lepisto tells MLive.

“We have a real sincere hunger to make a profound impact on the world,” Lepisto says.

Lepisto is a Center for Positive Organizations (CPO) faculty affiliate and an assistant professor of management in the Haworth College of Business at Western Michigan University.